Pours quite lively with tons of carbonation and a good three-finger, foamy white head. A pale golden brew beneath that's touched with haze. Yeasty in the nose. Metallic too, with soft floral notes, suggestions of nectar, hay and a soft lavender. Medium-bodied, even consistency, super creamy. Nice round malt sweetness, with definite oat and wheat notes, which are a bit rough around the edges but nicely balanced with a touch of residual dextrins, suggestions of honey, orange peel, slight citrus smack and musty herbs. Tea-like in many ways. The addition of lavender really works well with the style, too. A bit powdery here and there. Finishes yeasty, with a deep bread flavor that runs into the lingering and overall dryness.

Unique. Layered with complexities. Amazingly quaffable. Top-notch for the style.

A - Pours a hazy straw color with massive white head. Head has great retention and leaves a wall of lacing.

S - Nice bready malts, with a big floral presence, mostly lavender. Almost too big on the florals, in fact. Just a hint of citrus.

T - Again, quite floral, both up front and on the finish. A bit of spice I didn't get from the aroma. Nice amount of grain, though it is buried a bit too much by the lavender. Not bad, but a bit heavy on the herb/floral component for my liking.

Large bottle, w/o freshness info. Pours cloudy lemony light amber, off white head initially quite excited and rocky, then goes soft, ringed and tiny bubble. Nose I get is full of zesty citrus, yeast and the typical wit waff of coriander. Carbonation is spot on, a tiny prickly, but mostly soft and smooth over the tongue. More lemon citrus, yeast and floral flavor sensations. Nice wit, another quality and worthwhile offering from NY state new comer The Bruery...yeasty, chunky, nutty final pour add to the feel of quality going on here.

Thanks to djrn2 for sending this bottle my way. Sampled at the same time as Black Orchard.

The beer pours a clear light yellow color with a white head. The aroma is strong coriander with just a hint of orange peel. The flavor is dominated by the coriander. I get very little orange peel in the flavor. High, fizzy carbonation and a light mouthfeel.

Taste, definitely is not bland, but just so many of these flavors are not my thing, but I can acknowledge when something seems to be well made to style and full of flavor, which this is. Just because its not "my thing" doesn't mean it isn't a good beer, and this is a good beer. I've also noticed in the multiple bottles I've had, that despite the claims on the bottle, this is a decent beer when aged, at least for my tastes, because with over a year on it, I ended up liking it more as it has mellowed a little bit in its intensity.

Did I mention it is also very bready? Pretty complex beer when you think about it. Not for people who can only drink BMC, hops or -bals. And yeah, some of those I prefer more than this, but there's no knocking the beer for not being a good representation of style.

Super pale white ale pours from my 750ml bottle with a bright white egg shell white head forms fine speckled lacing as it slowly dwindles. Aroma has strong layers of citrus peel, sharp wheat presence, and an interesting layer of lingering lavender. Flavor is sharp with wheat a nice citric laced breadiness and heavy lavender additions throughout each sip. Perfume herbal notes for sure seem phenolic/plast/medicinal all in one on the palate. I can get past it after a few sips, it adds some uniqueness to an overchurned style but these Bruery beers seem pretty special thus far. Mouthfeel is uber carbonated with a cloying herbal spice mix clouding the palate, medium bodied moderate alcohol with the lavender sticking around. Overall this beer would be better as a straight up white, versus an lavender infused witbier...I have liked most of the Bruery's offerings thus far. I'm not sold on this one, sadly.

A - First when I opened this beer you could tell it was really carbonated as the beer actually hissed similar to opening a soda can. Its a dark yellow similar to a dark champagne with a lot of carbonation of trailing upwards. It had a rocky, frothy head that went away in a few seconds.

S - Smells of pear, apple, orange peel and grass. Smells slightly tart with with a slight funk to it. Very fragrant and complex nose.

T - Taste is granny smith apple with hints of clove and lavender. Very light and floral flavor. There is a slight nutmeg that lasts on the finish that gives it a slight spicyness to it on the back end. Very light and refreshing.

MF - Good carbonation that helps to deliver the flavor and lends itself to a very full feeling to it. The beer has a wonderful feeling to it.

O - My first Bruery beer and I have to say I was very impressed. This is a delicious Belgian beer that paired perfectly with the seafood we had. It is slightly floral which adds an interesting twist that I didn't expect.

A: Thick head that sits and lasts, thick lacing. Cloudy orange that when held to the light displays great carbonation.

S: Citrus and spice, bread.

T: Citrus and spice, mostly sour, though the finish is slightly sweet and yeasty.

M: Light at first, becoming creamy towards the finish.

D: It is light and the alcohol is not that high, in other words, it has a high drinkability.

Overall: I was surprised at how sour the beer was. It reminds me of Bam Biere by Jolly Pumpkin or Oro de Calbazza by Jolly as well. Many Belgian White beers have a bit of sour, though most, have more sweet notes. American style white beers almost always have more sweet notes, Blue Moon is a good example. If one picks up this beer expecting that sweet taste, you will not get it. However, it is a pleasant change.

Pours a fizzy, cloudy, yellow with a ton of head. Tons and tons of yeastie floaties swimming around in the beer. The smell is very odd. It reminds me of lavender, like an aroma candle or something. This beer taste like flowers. Not like flowery hops, it tastes like I went to a florist and took a bite out of a huge pot of flowers. It's a fairly clean taste but there's a yeasty off taste near the end that's hard to deal with. I might not be getting the point, but this beer tastes a little bit too much like detergent for me to enjoy.

I got this bottle when I was told The Bruery would be pulling out of Ohio and am just cracking it open tonight. Retired now? Whoa.

Obviously unfiltered, this beer is a cloudy pale-medium yellow in color. The head is pure white and rises to three fingers high initially, sitting like a rock with substantial density. If the head stuck around looking like that the entire while while leaving phenomenal lacing, it would be a perfect 5. As it is, it leaves a pillow of foam thick enough that no holes form continuously strengthened by unceasing bubbling activity. Lacing is patchy and a good amount of it is left behind.
This beer offers what I expect in a witbier's aroma: dusty and lightly sweet Belgian yeast, coriander and clove, and some lemon under dry malts. Some lemongrass and hay mix in there, too. This does have something a bit more floral to it, though, and plenty of strength for a great style unappreciated by beer geeks into the huge ones.
This is a very good, complex beer with lots of layers to peel through. Most evident is Belgian yeast, particularly of a dusty/musty nature, and a lemony flavor. Underneath that is grass/hay, a floral note, something gently flowery, a wheats backbone that doesn't get "grainy," so to speak, and general citrus and citrus peel character. This is wonderful beer and a pleasure to discover in its depth.
This beer really flows, and it's no surprise after feeling the depth and velvet creaminess of this brew that it was brewed with oats. Crispness is there, even with this big smoothness that doesn't let go. Somehow this beer is light-bodied but richer and fuller than most of this style.

Reading about this interesting new brewery in BA magazine convinced me it was something I had to seek out. Thanks to msubulldog25 for hooking up a brutha, cuz this hasn't reached VA/NC, as far as I know.

Pours a slightly hazed light straw yellow, with an abundant head that's insanely fluffy and lasts the entire time. Thick webs of lace really push it over the edge. It's a beautiful thing.

All kinds of citrus in the nose, especially lemon, with a flowery essence and a light pils-like hop character. Mildest hint of yeast, as you'd find in farmhouse ales or saisons. Lightly musty. A delicate aroma but with plenty of depth and character.

Orange and lemon come into the flavor immediately, and the lavender noted on the label is obvious though not cloying. Some parallels to white-wine and white grapes. Overall it's flowery and delicate, like the nose, with a balancing element coming from mildly funky yeast. Toasted sourdough middle to end; finishes fairly dry leaving crispy pilsner-like hops and flowery earthiness on the tongue.

Heavily carbonated although light and dry enough in body to avoid seeming soda-like. Very crisp--ultimately a little too carbonated for my liking.

Very good, no doubt, but I expected something transcendental from the hype I've read. Curious to try Bruery's other stuff. No doubt they've got the Belgian-style thing down pat.